"The highest waves, however, which have been accurately measured, had their dimensions taken by Dr. William Scoresby, the well known Arctic explorer and physicist, who made some valuable observations on the subject in the Atlantic. He found that they reached the height of forty-three feet above the hollow. "A foreign writer quotes the observations of others to the effect that waves have been seen from sixty to a hundred and eight feet high, but the evidence may not be trustworthy, at any rate he does not say how the heights were ascertained." * * * * * A NUMBER WILL BE PREFIXED to each question--the numbers will run from 1 onwards--and each answer must be preceded by a corresponding number. After giving the number competitors must also quote the subject of the query. * * * * * EVERY QUERY must be answered on a separate sheet or sheets of paper--the writing being on one side of the paper only--and the sheets when sent in must be fastened together at the left hand top corner. * * * * * ABOUT SENDING IN THE ANSWERS. During the course of the competition answers are to be sent in three times; the first time the answers from Nos. 1 to 24; the second time those from Nos. 25 to 48; and the last time those from No. 49 to the end. * * * * * WHEN A COMPETITOR sends in her second instalment of answers she will kindly place at the head of the first page--"Answers 1 to 24 sent" (_giving the date_), and on sending the third instalment she will write "Answers 25 to 48 sent" (_giving the date_). * * * * * THE TIME WHEN PAPERS ARE TO BE SENT IN. Answers to queries are to be forwarded on or before the last day of each month during the currency of the competition. The date however will be found given at the foot of each set of queries so that competitors need have no uncertainty on this point. As a general rule, subscribers to the monthly parts will find they have one clear month for answering each set of 24 queries, and those who take in our weekly numbers will find they have longer. * * * * * THE FULL NAME, AGE, AND ADDRESS of the competitor must be put on the back of the last page of each instalment. Should the competitor not wish her name, age, and address to be printed, she should add the name of her favourite flower instead, and this alone would be published in the pass lists. * * * * * THE PAPERS MUST BE SENT BY POST, addressed to THE EDITOR, THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER, 56, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, E.C. * * * * * AT THE LEFT HAND TOP CORNER of the envelope or wrapper must be clearly written the words "Questions Competition." * * * * * NO PAPERS can in any case be returned. * * * * * HERE ARE THE FIRST TWELVE QUESTIONS:--